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Ho Chi Minh City · Vietnam

Tours, tickets and day trips in Ho Chi Minh City

The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.

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Most-visited sights in Ho Chi Minh City with published visitor numbers (Wikidata)
SightVisitors a yearYear
War Remnants Museum500,000—

The busiest is War Remnants Museum at 500,000 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.

Day trips from Ho Chi Minh City

Tours from Ho Chi Minh City: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Ho Chi Minh City to Thủ ĐứcVietnam16 km (10 mi)about 15 min
Ho Chi Minh City to Thủ Dầu MộtVietnam18 km (11 mi)about 17 min
Ho Chi Minh City to Dĩ AnVietnam18 km (11 mi)about 17 min
Ho Chi Minh City to Cần GiuộcVietnam24 km (15 mi)about 24 min
Ho Chi Minh City to Biên HòaVietnam25 km (16 mi)about 25 min
Ho Chi Minh City to Bến CátVietnam37 km (23 mi)about 36 min
Ho Chi Minh City to Trảng BàngVietnam38 km (23 mi)about 37 min
Ho Chi Minh City to Tân AnVietnam40 km (25 mi)about 39 min
Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom PenhCambodia204 km (127 mi)about 3 h 19 min
Ho Chi Minh City to Cần ThơVietnam127 km (79 mi)about 2 h 4 min
Ho Chi Minh City to TakeoCambodia202 km (126 mi)about 3 h 17 min
Ho Chi Minh City to Vũng TàuVietnam73 km (45 mi)about 1 h 11 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to book tours and tickets

ExpediaTours, day trips and attraction entry, bookable alongside the flights and hotels. Part of Expedia Group.Find things to do on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
ViatorDay tours, skip-the-line entry and shore excursions, with free cancellation on many listings.Find tours on Viator (opens www.viator.com in a new tab)
GetYourGuideStrong European museum and attraction coverage with mobile tickets.Browse tickets on GetYourGuide (opens www.getyourguide.com in a new tab)
TiqetsFocused on timed museum and monument admission rather than guided tours.Get museum entry on Tiqets (opens www.tiqets.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

What is the most visited attraction in Ho Chi Minh City?

War Remnants Museum, with 500,000 visitors (Wikidata).

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.